CURSIVE LETTER STUDIO

Cursive A and a

Cursive A is a tall closed oval with no crossbar; small a closes its oval before a short stem. Left open, a reads as u, so check it in after and again.
FORMS & STROKE ORDER

How to write A and a

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Capital A and small a in original cursive, with numbered pen starts and direction arrows.Open letter chart →

Capital A

  1. Begin at the upper-right of a tall oval and curve counterclockwise down its left side.
  2. Close the oval at its starting point, descend the right side and round the small lower turn.
  3. Keep the oval open inside; this cursive capital has no separate crossbar.

Small a

  1. Start at the upper-right midline and downcurve left around the oval.
  2. Close the oval, then slant down to the baseline on the right.
  3. Finish with the small turn at the baseline.
TRACE & PRINT

Practice A, a and joined words

Write an and ar, then at, adding its crossbar after the word. In after, paper and again, close each oval before the stem.
Preset
A a an ar at la after paper again
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0 drawn · 12 model strokes
Worksheet and print settings

Print at 100% (Actual size).

A4 preview · 4 mm letters1/1
Handwriting practiceCursive · letter height 4 mm · line spacing 14 mm · 1/1
A a an ar at la after paper again A a an ar at la after paper again A a an ar at la after paper again10 mm · print at 100%
FIVE CURSIVE STYLES

This letter in other styles

Capital A and small a in each style.